14th Dec 1835 | 130 Enslaved | £2909 13s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 15.
T71/857: claim by John Wilson Davis, St Ann, owner-in-fee.
Jamaica Almanacs (1826 and 1833): Belmont and Harmony Hill Pens registered to John Wilson Davis.
Jamaica Almanac (1811): Bellmont registered to John Wilson Davis.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
326
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Estate
Bellemont and Harmony Hill Pens
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Collected by
Burton, J.
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Ann 326 (Bellemont and Harmony Hill Pens)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13909 [accessed 25th April 2024].
